Easing Food Crisis and Promoting Long-Term Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
Food insecurity is threatening to reverse decades of development progress in Asia and the Pacific.
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The People’s Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund
Over the past 17 years, the PRC Fund has supported 135 applications in ADB developing members and achieved good results, and will continue to promote common prosperity and shared development by supporting poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific, regional cooperation and integration, and knowledge sharing through technical assistance and grants.
A green recovery from COVID-19 is crucial to ensure an economically and environmentally resilient future. Photo credit: ADB
Southeast Asia Green Recovery Can Create More Than 30 Million Jobs by 2030—ADB
A green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia has the potential to create $172 billion in investment opportunities annually and generate more than 30 million jobs by 2030, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
Improving Sectoral Growth Drivers to Boost Southeast Asia’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
Transforming Southeast Asia’s established tourism, garments, and agro-processing industries, and leveraging advances in electronics and digital trade, could support the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched today.
Devices and digitalization are driving the use of big data in Asian tourism.
How Big Data Can Be Used for Tourism Recovery in Asia and The Pacific
The pandemic-driven surge in data collection offers major opportunities, and some risks, for the reopening of tourism in the region.
Bangkok is integrating trains, busses and ferries to develop a sustainable citywide transport system. Photo: ADB
Asia’s Cities Need Quality Public Transport
Urban areas in Asia need to offer more and better public transport options to cut traffic jams and pollution
To overcome threats to Southeast Asia's recovery from the pandemic, ADB recommends improving productivity and competitiveness by investing in greeen infrastructure development, education, training, health systems, social assistance, and technology. Photo: ADB
SEADS 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia's Recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) on 16–17 March 2022.
Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022
The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit.
In Thailand, women accounted for 60% of all job losses, including 90% in manufacturing. Photo credit: ADB
Job Losses in Southeast Asia Peak during Strictest COVID-19 Curbs
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic pummeled Southeast Asian economies, leading to major job losses across many sectors due to government lockdowns and movement restrictions in 2020, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
A reinvigorated multilateralism can and must respond faster to take on new challenges and expand provision of public goods.
Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind - Bambang Susantono, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Kanni Wignaraja
If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalization and regional cooperation.
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Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division,
Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
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